Background:Soft drusen and basal linear deposit(BLinD)are two forms of the same extracellular lipid rich material that together make up an Oil Spill on Bruch’s membrane(BrM).Drusen are focal and can be recognized cli...
Optic disc drusen (ODD) are hyaline deposits in the optic nerve head, occurring in approximately 2% of the population. ODD may be superficial and visible, or buried and either invisible or seen only as elevation of th...
Background:Age-related macular degeneration(AMD)is a common cause of severe vision impairment in populations over 50 years old.It is characterized by drusen;the accumulation of waste between the retinal pigment epithe...
Background:With a large portion of older adults living longer,the number of individuals diagnosed with low vision is increasing.The use of optical coherence tomography/scanning laser ophthalmoscope(OCT/SLO)to diagnose...
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a hereditary disorder that affects primarily the elastic tissues of skin, eyes and blood vessels. Its estimated prevalence is thought to be 1:25,000 - 100,000. PXE patients also carry...
Optic disc drusen are eye abnormalities characterised by calcific degeneration affecting some axons of the optic nerve. Alport syndrome is a collagen IV related nephropathy with well-described pathognomonic ocular fea...
A 20-year-old male patient presented at our clinic complaining of strange visual experiences (neither decreased nor blurred) and a mild headache while reading. His best corrected visual acuity revealed 20/20 with a fo...
Background Large drusen is a known risk factor for the development of late complications of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and drusen reduction has been found by our previous study. To prospectively evaluate...